24 November 1859 November 24, 2015 Author: Staff Charles Darwin publishes his book, On the Origin of Species. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable." Henry Mencken — Click here for more from Henry Mencken Related posts: 15 November 1859 17 October 1979 24 November 1542 24 November 1971 24 November 1976 24 November 1429 17 June 1987 11 November 1880 Categories: History Tags: 1859, 24 November